Chamorros in Guam during the Battle of Guam. A man plays whistle. Chamorro natives gather. Plans for Guam people shown. American soldiers load shells into artillery. Bulldozer levels land to construct airfield. An aircraft lands. During the war: naval battle, guns fired, ships underway at sea. A letter from Secretary of Navy James Forrestal depicts the U.S. progress in Guam.
American soldiers in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers move into action. They fire artillery. M-4 tanks fire. Dead soldiers lying on ground. Explosions and smoke rise due to firing. Soldiers watch through binoculars. Explosions occur near Chamorro homes. Soldiers advance through ruins to atttack. (World War II period).
U.S. Soldiers in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers carry casualties on litters. They transfer wounded to Landing craft. Pile of dead soldiers. Soldiers pay homage and express mourn to dead American soldiers. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers in Guam during the Battle of Guam. U.S. soldiers walk in line. They are sitting on ground. A native walk with a stick. An announcement is made on loudspeakers for convention. Japanese civilians climb hilly terrain up. Captured Japanese under American soldiers. A soldier bandages to wounded. Ruins and debris. Views of damaged buildings and shelter. (World War II period).
Post-world war II image of 4-Star General Lemay in an office with an American flag in the background. U.S. General Curtis LeMay in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 aircraft lands and taxis along. General LeMay walks from the aircraft, smoking a pipe. LeMay talks with Lieutenant General Barney Giles. Major General LeMay and a group of officers salute with a B-29 in the background. The dedication ceremony at North field in Guam and the B-29 aircraft fleet names 'Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. People look on as photographers take pictures of General H H Arnold, Major General Lawrence Cuter and Major General LeMay as they stand beside the ' Fleet Admiral Nimitz'. A B-29 aircraft taxis and takes off. Flakes burst in the air.
U.S. B-29s of the 314th Bomb Wing parked and taxiing at North Field, Guam, Marianas Islands during World War 2. Among those seen are two displaying tail code, Square M, of the 19th Bomb Group; one without tail code, displaying tail number: 42-93967, of the 19th Bomb Group ("City of Lansford"); and five displaying Square P tail code, of the 39th Bomb Group. One of the parked B-29s displays tail code Square K and, on its forward fuselage, what looks like the logo of the "City of San Francisco" (K-29) of the 330th Bomb Group.